Donations rolling in for both camps from industry

1:02 AM,
Feb. 2, 2014

Rep. Bill Cassidy

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In this Senate race, black gold seems to be a thicker bond than blue or red party lines.

Oil and gas companies, including many Acadiana-based, are donating twice as much to incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-New Orleans, than to her challenger U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge. Landrieu garnered $456,300 in donations from 2009 through September 2013 versus Cassidy's $172,850 from the sector during the same period.

The nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics analyzed Federal Election Commision's raw data, dividing it into industry sectors since 1983 as a service to ...